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COOPER, Christopher John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4164 |
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Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Rushmere, Suffok, England, 13 November 1884 |
Home Town: | Buxton, Wollondilly, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Gardener |
Died: | Killed in Action, 1st Canadian General Hospital, France, Egypt, 9 August 1916, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot 1X, Row D, Grave 7A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion | |
22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4164, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm (later amputated) | |
9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4164, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4164 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Cooper and Alice Myra Cooper nee Walford of Old Hop Gardens, Rushmere, Suffolk, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal